Rawa Aopa Watumohai National Park

The savanna vegetation of Rawa Aopa Watumohai National Park is unique, being a combination of grassy plains with fan palms, thorny bamboo, bushes and other plants growing along the rivers that flow through the savanna.

There is a remarkable variety of plants in the Rawa Aopa Watumohai National Park. It has been recorded that there are at least 89 families, 257 genera, and 323 species of plant such as lara (Metrosideros petiolata), sisio (Cratoxylum formosum), kalapi (Callicarpa celebica), tongke (Bruguiera gimnorrhiza), fan palm (Borassus flabellifer), and lotus (Victoria sp.).

Interesting locations/attractions Rawa Aopa Watumohai National Park:

Pulau Harapan II: located in the centre of Rawa Aopa, a good place for viewing the natural panorama of the swamp and watching water fowl spy on fish, and boating.Lanuwulu Beach: travelling downriver by boat to the beach, mangrove forest, swimming and marine tours.Mt. Watumohai: climbing and camping. On the slopes of the mountain, there is a savanna plain where hundreds of deer can be seen grazing, along with other animals and birds.

A cultural attraction outside the Park is the Tolaki Festival, held in Kendari in December.

Declared : Minister of Forestry, in 1969,a total area of 96,804 hectaresDesignated : Minister of Forestry SK.No.756/Kpts-II/196,a total area of 105,194 hectaresLocation : Regencies; Kendari, Buton, Kolaka (Province of Southeast Sulawesi)